Offertory-calendar



(No Model.)

S. MOORE.

- OPPERTORY CALENDAR. No. 553,996. Patented Feb. 4, 1896.

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OFFERTORY-CALEN DAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 553,996, dated February4, 1896.

Application filed February 16, 1895. Serial No. 538 ,666. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOffertory-Oalendars,

' of which the following is a specification, refsome act to be done atthe time noted on the detachable piece and comprising a backing which isuncovered as each slip or piece is detached and which serves as a recordof the fact that said act has been done.

My invention is fully set forth in the following description, and thenovel features thereof are pointed out and clearly defined in the claimat the end of thisspecification.

In the drawing I have shown a front view of a calendar embodying myinvention.

It has been found desirable in Sundayschools and the like, wherecontributions of money are to be made from individual scholars ormembers, to provide some plan or means which will serve as a reminder ofthe amount which each is to contribute and of the time at which eachcontribution is to be made. It is further desirable that the device usedfor this purpose should serve as a record of the contributions whichhave already been made during a `specified time.

A device of the kindreferred to having the advantages stated isfurnished by the employment of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, A is a card at the top of which is preferablya suspendingeye B, which may be of any well-known form, or the card maybe suspended by means of a hole cut in the top thereof. The face of thecard may be ornamented as desired, and any appropriate words may beprinted thereon or otherwise affixed thereto.

'The card -A is preferably divided about equally, one portion thereof,preferably the upper portion, being devoted to a certificate expressedin any appropriate Words, indicating that the party whose name is foundtherein contain also other'statements, as that the v party named thereinis a member Aof some society or the like, or the certificate may bevaried so as to embrace matter additional to the above or whollydifferent matter. The other portion of the card contains a calendar fora given period of time. In the card illustrated in the drawing thecalendar is for one year and notesonly the months of the year. The nameof each month is noted upon a portion of the card which is separated byperforations or by a combination of perforations and cuts from theadjoining portions of the card. The slips or portions 3 of the card foreach month are arranged preferably as shown, six on one side and six atthe opposite side of the card. In the drawing the slips are whollyseparated from each other and from the adjoining portion of the card by.cuts,

vwhich are indicated by full lines, and each slip is attached to thecards at the perforated lines 2. of the slips to be turned up withoutbeing detached from the card to disclose the inscriptions on thebacking-sheet, which inscriptions are of a character to induce thesubscriptions called for by the slips. Each of the slips 3 may beappropriately marked to indicate that when it is detached it is to behanded to the treasurer or other party receiving the contributions withthe amount of the contribution. In this way the treasurer or partyreceiving the contribution has a record, if he wishes to ypreserve it,of the period of time to which the contribution applies and of thecontributions which have been previously handed in from any individualgiver.

On the back of the card A, behind that portion thereof which is occupiedby the slips 3, is pasted or otherwise secured a backing of paper orother suitable material, which is preferably colored differently fromthe face of the card A and the faces of the slips Upon this backing anddirectly behind each slip may be printed any suitable inscription. Inthe drawing the shaded space 4 represents the backing of another color,the slip 3 which belongs in front of the said portion of the backingbeing removed. The slip 3 which This construction enables any or all IOOonly.

has been removed, as Will be clear, is the slip for January. By thismeans the party contributing may by a glance at the card tell how manycontributions he has made for the year and when his next contribution isdue, While at the same time the card and its backing furnish anopportunityto keep before the contributor a suggestion of the benefitsto himself or to others to be derived from contributing, and thus thecontributor may be induced to continue his contributions and to makethem promptly.

It Will be obvious that the slips may be varied in number to correspondwith the offerings which are to be made during a given period of time.In the calendar illustrated twelve slips are shown, one for each monthof the year, but instead one might be provided for each Week, makingfifty-two for the year, or the slips might be reduced in number and oneprovided for each quarter-year It will also be obvious that each slip,

as also the card to which the slip is attached, may be marked Withacommon mark-as, for example, a number-so that at any time after theslips are detached the card from which each slip is taken may be readilydetermined by reference to said number. In the drawing the commondesignating-number employed is 20. It will also be obvious that thecertificate portion of the card may be omitted Without departing from myinvention.

Vhat I claim isy An offertory-calendar comprising a card a portion ofwhich is cut and perforated to form one or more vertical series ofslips, each of said slips being partially connected with the card alongone side and entirely separated from each other and from the card alongits other three sides and adapted to exhibit printed statements, and asheet secured to the back of the card and extending across the spaceoccupied by the slips and bearing suitable inscriptions, the saidconstruction providing for the removal of any one or more of the slipsand disclosing the inscriptions on the backing-sheet Without disturbingthe ad jacent slips.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN MOORE. lVitnesses:

WM. A. MACLEOD, Roer. WALLACE.

